My world doesn't revolve around PS. I consider it found money every year and don't care what the % is until its announced. Your point is entirely PS based, mine is more general. But since you want to focus on PS, how much more profitable would we be with even better infrastructure and product improvements that just a share of the 14B or whatever it is so far flushed down the toilet just to pump and dump EPS based compensation schemes?

I do think it would be fair to delay this particular tariff at least for a while due to orders placed when no one could possibly know how or when it was going to turn out. But the WTO, hardly a MAGA entity by any means, made their ruling that AB was subsidizing against their parameters. And please hold the nonsense about if you've ever driven on a road or lived anywhere there's fire or police that's a subsidy so all subsidies are the same subsidy. Thats sophistry insanity.

I've criticized BA a lot when its due. But they are the nation's biggest exporter and no admin is going to do anything truly substantial to reign in their BoB largess nor to stop them from pumping out the widebodies to dual subsidized ME3 style airlines. Best case is we get a little relief on the FoC scam airlines, but TBH I'd be suprised if even that happens as long as they buy BA. But if the WTO is correct on this (and if it isn't, then prove it and show your work) then BA was harmed to the extent they said they were by AB's unfair practices. That cost BA business and their workers some jobs. Making the fulcrum of your argument that your PS trumps their jobs would be an interesting attempt to say the least.

Speaking of PS, regardless of the merits of the broader discussion all around, just how much exactly do you think this will reduce yours?